Ham-frær

Old Norse Dictionary - ham-frær

Meaning of Old Norse word "ham-frær"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

ham-frær
f. pl., from hamfrú (?), witches, an απ. λεγ.; leirblót gört í manns-líki af leiri eðr deigi, eðr hamfrær, N. G. l. i. 383, v. l.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛘ-ᚠᚱᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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